NIE Certificate

                                                                   thank you janice

       can i take the completed form to manchester myself

         anytime from now , due to complete in  march/april  08

         or does it need to be closer to completion

                  thanks  jeff 

Hi,

We went to Manchester in January 2007 to obtain our NIE numbers and our solicitors received them on the 12th March 07.  The Spanish Consulate is open till 12.30pm.  They only take cash (£22 per person applying).  When we applied they informed us it would take 3 months.  You can download the application from the Spanish Consulate web site, however, it is is Spanish.  We were lucky, our solicitors sent us a translated version to make the process easier, ask yours to do the same.

Hi Jeff being the star sign I am I am a firm believer in fail to prepare then prepare to fail. Applying via the consulate can be a bit hit or miss - there will be those that disagree with me who have had an excellent experience but as with most things in life there are always good and bad experiences. Have clients who applied via Manchester and LOndon where the application has disappeared into a big black hole - I would apply when it is convenient for you to do so but dont worry about leaving it until 2008 - get in there as soon as convenient - that way if the app does go awol you can apply again - ensure that you give explicit instruction where the certificate is to go.

Hi Jeansis

Printed out that form for NIE and it looks like boxes have been blacked out. Is it meant to be like that or have I done something wrong.

Sandra

thanks for link to idealspain.com re NIEs - very useful!

Roger (Salisbury UK)

Hi

Just been reading through this entire thread, it's been really useful but I do have some questions - sorry if I'm being thick:-

1) Did I read somewhere that it is possible to get the NIE form in English?

2) Also, is it possible to go to Alicante yourself and do this or do you have to have a solicitor present  with you?  I understand it's easier to have someone who speaks spanish with you but I was worried about the expense of paying a solicitor to do this?

3) We will be English residents living in the UK as as your apartment is still being developed (for what feels like the 100th year running - Amarion III in Almoradi.)  Do we put our Estate Agent's address (Palmera Properties) in the address of where the NIE is to go to.  In one place I read you could put estate agent/friend etc, but on those instructions on how to fill out the form (on the 'Moving to Spain website'), it says you can leave it blank (but then where would they send the NIE number).

Thanks for your help :)

Sarah

Hi Snowqueen,  our solicitor translated the form for us and we down loaded blank forms from the Spanish Consulate.  We drove to the Spanish Consulate in Manchester (there is one in London).  Paperwork explained what we needed to take with us, and we each had to pay in cash.  14 weeks or so later, our solicitor confirmed that she was in receipt of our numbers.  If you have a solicitor, ask them to translate the form for you and to explain how to complete it, it is easy when you have the translation.  Hope this helps.

Just a bit of advice. We live in North West Leicestershire and geographically Manchester is the closest Spanish Consulate. We filled out the form, as per the very useful info found on here, and drove to Manchester complete with copies of passports and two photo's each. The very nice chap at the Consulate looked at our application and said 'why have you come here, we do not cover your area, you need to go to London'
They have a line drawn on a map and every where in England south of the Notts/Derby/Staffs/Linc. borders should go to London.
I put on my very best pitiful face, gave a shrug and said 'you are the closest for us'
Anyway, the upshot was that he took pity on us and processed our application, phew!

The message is check where you need to go and try to ring beforehand to make sure a) you are going to the right place . b)you have the right documentation correctly filled in but not signed. and c) be nice to the people, a little Spanish also goes a long way.

Oh, nearly forgot, don't forget the £22 each in cash.

Have you received your NIE numbers yet? If so , how long did it take?

I applied through the Consulate in London on 24th April and they haven't come through yet!

Thanks, I think!!

Supposed to complete mid july. oh well, just have to delay completion!